Lace-Maker's Pilgrimage in Devon
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A travel narrative by Mabel Foster Bainbridge about a visit to a South Devon fishing village (Beer) to study and buy bobbin lace. She describes village life, the cottage lace industry, the pillow, pricking and bobbin ('sticks') technique, her lessons with a local lace-maker, the dealers' shops, and the debated origins of Devon lace. Illustrated with photographs of Beer and a piece of modern Devonshire lace after a design by Marian Powys.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1921
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 6
- Archive notes
- Scanned images provided by Tess Parrish
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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